Milk & Kisses
The last studio album, made in about two months, with the band working closer together again.
Cocteau Twins, 1996
- Released
- 15 April 1996
- Studio
- Pors Poulhan, Bretagne; September Sound, London
- Label
- Fontana
- Producer
- Cocteau Twins
Milk & Kisses came out on Fontana in the United Kingdom on 15 April 1996 and on Capitol in the United States on 14 May 1996. It was recorded at Pors Poulhan in Bretagne and at September Sound in London, and mixed at September Sound. Fraser took the title from a friend who, comforting her, said they wished they could replace the poison in her with milk and kisses. Guthrie said that recording took two months, which was amazing for them.
Rilkean Heart was an homage to Jeff Buckley. Faye Wong recorded a Chinese version of Serpentskirt with Fraser singing backing vocals, and Sarah Brightman covered Eperdu in 2013. Raymonde said in 2021 that he always felt the record sounded muffled, and that it turned out to be the band's last. Melody Maker's Mark Luffman wrote at the time that it would be an Enya album if the band put their photos on the sleeves.
Track listing
- Violaine3:45
- Serpentskirt3:57
- Tishbite3:50
- Half-Gifts4:18
- Calfskin Smack4:58
- Rilkean Heart4:02
- Ups3:34
- Eperdu4:38
- Treasure Hiding4:55
- Seekers Who Are Lovers4:45
Personnel
- Elizabeth Fraser vocals
- Robin Guthrie guitar
- Simon Raymonde bass
- Des Ward engineer
- Lincoln Fong engineer
- Mitsuo Tate engineer
More from Cocteau Twins
Garlands (1982), Head over Heels (1983), The Spangle Maker (1984), Treasure (1984), Victorialand (1986), Blue Bell Knoll (1988), Heaven or Las Vegas (1990), Four-Calendar Café (1993)
Sources
- Milk & Kisses, Wikipedia
- Milk & Kisses, Fontana 514 501-2, Discogs